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Why so many MS Edge entries in Open with menu on macOS
Think I found the problem. Here's what worked for me.
As I mentioned in a previous comment, I used AppCleaner (free utility that thoroughly removes applications and their associated files) for uninstallation. However, something must have gone wrong during the cleanup process, as I still discovered a folder containing over 15GB of Edge-related files. I found these remnants using these commands:
sudo find /private/var/folders/ -name "*Edge*"
sudo find /Library/Application\ Support -name "*Edge*"
sudo find ~/Library/Application\ Support -name "*Edge*"
This led me to this folder:
~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater
After removing any found files and emptying the Trash, rebuild the Launch Services database by using:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain user;killall Finder;echo "Open With has been rebuilt, Finder will relaunch"
and then follow up by rebooting your Mac.
This should permanently remove all duplicate Edge entries from your "Open With" menu. The issue seems to stem from Edge's update system storing multiple versions, which aren't properly cleaned up during uninstallation.
Depends how you're defining permanently here.
You're correct that with this method the old entries won't return after a reboot - since you're actually deleting them.
But the issue won't be permanently fixed. Edge will make new entries with subsequent updates and the problem will start again and keep growing until you redo this manual cleanup process.
Awesome, I'll try soon. I already removed Edge from my system, and rebooting didn't remove the entries. I'll try the cleaning steps and see if that removes those entries.
